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Mid-Day Meal scheme: action against teachers for irregularities

November 5th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) As many as 70 teachers of different government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh will face action for irregularities in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme sponsored by the central ...

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Five-year old tied and dragged for not attending school (Lead)

October 23rd, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) A school principal in Uttar Pradesh has been booked for tying a five-year-old student with ropes and dragging him for nearly 50 metres for not attending school regularly, ...

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Student tied with ropes, dragged on ground in Uttar Pradesh

October 23rd, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) A five-year-old child was tied with ropes and dragged for nearly 50 metres by authorities in Uttar Pradesh for not attending school regularly, an official said Thursday."We have ...

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Two killed as small plane crashes into Peru school

September 28th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Lima, Sep 28 (IANS) Two people were killed when a light aircraft on an instruction flight crashed into the garden of a school in Lima, EFE news agency reported Sunday, citing Peruvian ...

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Mid-day meals bungle lands 17 Uttar Pradesh principals in soup

September 26th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) An inquiry has been initiated against principals of 17 government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Ravidas Nagar district for irregularities in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme run ...

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Uttar Pradesh to give free bags to schoolgirls

August 25th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has found another way to attract more girls to government-run schools - by distributing school bags free of cost.The government has earmarked Rs.130 million for the ...

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Amartya Sen flays failure to address social ills (Lead)

Amartya Sen flays failure to address social ills (Lead)

August 11th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday implicitly criticised the Left and the country's trade unions for failing to adequately address social injustices such as severe deprivation, child ...

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Uttar Pradesh eunuch runs a school for the poor children

July 27th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI -
By Kamna Mathur Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), July 27 (ANI): Showcasing a unique example of philanthrophy, a eunuch, who in Uttar Pradesh is running a Madrassa (Islamic school) to impart education to poor ...

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Over 56,000 schools in Uttar Pradesh to be electrified

July 15th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Over 56,000 schools in Uttar Pradesh without lights and fan will be provided electricity under a government project, an official here said Tuesday. "The electrification project will cover ...

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Interactive books to make English easier for Uttar Pradesh beginners

July 1st, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) Armed with specially designed interactive books, the Uttar Pradesh government is all set to introduce English as a subject from Class 1. "Come July 7 and over 40 ...

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Gorakhpur University wants fake degree racket busted

June 25th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Alarmed over the cases of fake graduation degrees and mark sheets in the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, the varsity administration plans to seek police help to bust ...

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Teachers can lose job if they use tobacco in schools

June 23rd, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Kanpur, June 23 (IANS) Teachers in government primary schools found chewing pan masala or tobacco during school hours might lose their job. Kanpur's Basic Education Officer Rakesh Kumar said that the use ...

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Children appeal for footbridge to reach school

May 15th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by admin -
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), May 15 (IANS) Children of a school in this Tamil Nadu district appealed to the state government Thursday for a pedestrian bridge as they had to wade through a ...

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Pakistani insurgents pose threat to US and the world: Boucher

May 15th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by admin -
Washington, May 15 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and South Asia Affairs, Richard Boucher, has said insurgents in Pakistans frontier region continue to pose a serious threat ...

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English from Class I, but are there enough teachers?

May 13th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin -
By Asit Srivastava Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) An acute shortage of teachers in government-run schools across Uttar Pradesh may stymie the state government's plan to introduce English as a subject from Class 1. ...

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APKF public school imparting free education to weaker section

April 9th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by admin -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Vaien Puien (Tarn Taran) April 9, (ANI): They say Knowledge is Power. And, following these words of wisdom, a non-government organization (NGO) here is imparting free education to ...

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Rich countries must help to achieve MDGs: UAE

April 4th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by admin -
New York, April 4 (IANS) Voicing concern over the lack of progress in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called upon the developed countries to ...

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Agra moving to English via Hinglish

March 11th, 2008 - 9:34 am ICT by admin -
(Letter from Agra) By Brij Khandelwal Agra, March 11 (IANS) People are queuing up to enrol their children in English medium schools and Hinglish tabloids are flying off the newsstands in the city of ...

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Mobile school of Jharkhands coal city–Dhanbad

February 21st, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by admin -
Dhanbad, Feb.21 (ANI): A mobile school in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, is spreading education among underprivileged children in the absence of proper school buildings. The absence of school buildings is due to the dangers ...

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Educational programs help improve heart patients health: Study

January 6th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): Older women with heart diseases reap health benefits from educational programs, which are provided as supplements to clinical care, a new study shows. The study, led by Noreen Clark, ...

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